Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Derw area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaufort , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 232 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Derw (NP23 4TT) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Beaufort average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Derw (NP23 4TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gurnos Estate, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Onen (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Derw area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Onen Under investigation
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Data Sources

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